Drottningholm Palace

Practical information, Access

Bags Due to the fragile environment in the Palace bags and backpacks must be carried in front of the body under full supervision. This applies also to baby carriers. Luggage is not permitted inside the Palace.

Please note that there are no luggage lockers or storage facilities available at Drottningholm.

Toilets Toilets are located in the Main Guard Wing and by the Chinese Pavilion.

Parking Visitor parking is available at Drottningholm and the Drottningholm Palace Theatre. Bus and wheelchair accessible parkings is also available. Additional parking is also available approximately 300m from the Palace at Karusellplan. Fr.o.m. 1 July 2018: Fee 15 SEK/hour, parking time maximum 6 hours. Bus and wheelchair accessible parkings are free of charge.

Baby carriages Baby carriages are not permitted in the Palace. They can be left in the arcade at the entrance. The parking is unattended and without locking facilities.

Photographing and filming are allowed for private use – without flash/lights, tripods, selfie sticks or other fixed equipment – as long as it does not disturb other visitors, guided tours, or other activity at the palace. Photographing and filming with 360 camera or drone camera is not allowed. Commercial or other arranged photography or filming are not allowed.

For commercial use, permission in advance is needed from the Information Department at the Royal Court, at photo@royalcourt.se.

Mobile phones. In consideration to other visitors and the staff, the sound from mobil phones must be turned off during the visit.

Accessibility

Find out about accessibility at Drottningholm Palace, the Chinese Pavilion and Museum de Vries via the links below.

If you have any questions about the palace theatre, please visit the Drottningholm Palace Theatre website External link, opens in new window..


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You can explore Drottningholm Palace by yourself, but a guided tour will ensure that your visit is particularly memorable.

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Take your children and grandchildren on a trip to Drottningholm. Here, you can go on a lion safari, hunt for gold and discover plants.

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Events

Drottningholm Palace tour 13 Jan – 26 May

You can explore Drottningholm Palace by yourself, but a guided tour will ensure that your visit is particularly memorable.

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Easter at Drottningholm 29 Mar – 1 Apr

The family theme for the Easter weekend at Drottningholm Palace is feathers! Looking back through history, we can see how feathers have b...

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Take the chance to see the world’s largest collection of Adriaen de Vries sculptures. The museum at Drottningholm has on display a unique...

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Two queens have left their mark on Drottningholm: Hedvig Eleonora, who built the Palace during Sweden's Age of Greatness, and Lovisa Ulri...

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Drottningholm Palace Park is open all year round. Here, you can wander through historic stylistic ideals from the 17th century Baroque to...

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“He took me to the side of the pleasure gardens, and I was surprised to find myself suddenly standing in front of a real fairy tale palac...

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Drottningholm Palace Chapel was opened in 1730, and has been in continuous use ever since. The architect was Tessin, and the interior was...

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The artist Evert Lundquist had his studio in the old machine house at the Chinese Pavilion. The studio is now a highly atmospheric museum...

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Welcome to a boutique that is something out of the ordinary. The Royal Gift Shop is a unique present and souvenir shop offering products ...

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Articles and movies

“Full of life, spirit and fire”. For much of Sweden's period as a great power, Karl X Gustav was on the battlefield. And his queen didn´t...

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Discover the Rococo style at Drottningholm Palace, with a fun and educational image hunt for adults. Rococo was a playful, graceful style...

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In Sweden, we divide the Baroque into two periods: the Caroline Baroque, with its Northern European influences, and the later Tessin Gold...

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